Reply #2: Speaking of PNAC....

[No Elephants]

This is one of my favorite factoid scenarios, for a number of reasons.

When the DNC was first formed, it had two and only two full time employees, nominal founder Al From, who was from the deep red state of Indiana, and Will Marshall, a Southerner. (Most of the charter members of the DLC were white male Southerners, notable exceptions being Joe Lieberman and Hillary.)

Anyhoo, in 2003, I think it was, Will Marshall signed the PNAC memo, urging Bush to invade Iraq.

Then, he founded the Progressive Policy Institute, which, I believe, he still heads.

This is one of many reasons that I object when people seem to be using the term "progressive" as a synonym for "liberal."

I love liberals. I don't want a thing to do with progressives.